Kostelec u Holešova

Kostelec u Holešova is a municipality and village in Kroměříž District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Kostelec u Holešova
Municipality
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
Flag Coat of arms
Kostelec u Holešova Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°22′29″N 17°30′44″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Zlín
District	Kroměříž
First mentioned	1131
Area
• Total	15.03 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2025-01-01)[1]
• Total	979
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	768 43
Website	www.kostelecuholesova.cz

Kostelec u Holešova lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Kroměříž, 19 km (12 mi) north-west of Zlín, and 237 km (147 mi) east of Prague.

Administrative division

Kostelec u Holešova consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):^[2]

• Kostelec u Holešova (860)
• Karlovice (122)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	993	—
1880	1,053	+6.0%
1890	1,074	+2.0%
1900	1,137	+5.9%
1910	1,199	+5.5%
1921	1,137	−5.2%
1930	1,099	−3.3%
1950	1,039	−5.5%
1961	1,058	+1.8%
1970	964	−8.9%
1980	875	−9.2%
1991	913	+4.3%
2001	976	+6.9%
2011	966	−1.0%
2021	982	+1.7%
Source: Censuses[3][4]